"ear rape" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From ear + rape, metaphorically referring to an unwanted assault on the listener's ears. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ear|rape}} ear + rape Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ear rape (uncountable)
  1. (slang, derogatory) Highly unpleasant or cacophonous sounds or music. Tags: derogatory, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: cacophony
    Sense id: en-ear_rape-en-noun-eDw~bKyZ Disambiguation of Music: 56 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 85 15
  2. An act of deliberately increasing the volume of the audio of music, often for humorous effect. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ear_rape-en-noun-HolNr4tE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ear-rape, earrape

Alternative forms

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